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Welcome To The ACTion Alexandria Blog!

September 26, 2010 By Tracy Viselli 1 Comment


Welcome to the ACTion Alexandria blog!

This blog is Phase I of a much larger project to create an online platform to promote civic engagement and community problem-solving in Alexandria.

Sponsored by ACT for Alexandria, the Bruhn-Morris Family Foundation, the City of Alexandria, and the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, the ACTion Alexandria blog is just the beginning of a project more than a year in the making.

In this space, we plan to provide you with resources to make it easier to get involved in your community and help. We’ll also use this blog to listen and learn from you about the Alexandria you experience, and how we can work together to make our hometown an even better place to live. [Read more...]

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